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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. Because… Dan: Bob’s new job meant… a new insurance plan for the family. Dan: Another addition: Manufacturer coupons. That list is called “the formulary.”

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Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 1998, a Letter to the Editor in American Family Physician expressed concerns about the relatively new practice of pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients. The ad states that patients may pay as little as $5 per dose, 4 times per year.… Who could blame a patient for believing the drug doesn’t cost much.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

GeriPal

And the reason why I’m choosing is because it’s respiratory virus season and we don’t want our patients to catch their breath. And when you look at the numbers, actually last year in 2023, even though we’re in a recovery phase, there were more than 75,000 deaths. The impact on families. All good ones.